Beverlie Manson, Johnstone Sisters & an Apology!

Hi all!

Sorry I haven't be around in a couple of weeks, university has kept me preoccupied, so to say I am sorry I am going to post a few things in bulk.

Now, I wanted to show you all The Magical of Fairies by Beverlie Manson. For many years Manson has been known for her work in children's books particularly with her drawings of mythological creates like fairies and mermaids. I recently ordered another one of her books from 1981 which I'll share another time; but its truly stunning and the pages literally glisten and shimmer! The book was published in 2003 by Armadillo Publishing.

My cousin gave it to me for Christmas one year as at the time I was bit fairy crazy! This edition covers all the different seasons and events that take place in the realm of the fairies every year. Including balls and visits from the fairy queen.

The may look like simple drawnings; but I think its the mixture of paint and colour that make it so fantasy-like!

Isn't this one stunning? How she's riding across the frozen lake on a swans back, this was my favourite when I was younger.

Don't go away just yet!!!

Since I have been absent for quite some time I am also going to share some more Johnstone Sisters illustrations! But much like last time, its more about the illustrations, so I'll try not to write too much.

The first I am going to share is Dean's Gold Medal Book of Rhymes No. 4 which was published by Dean & Son in 1974. Now, I know there are different edition of these, each containing different rhymes, which I am guessing were added to Dean's Book of Mother Goose Rhymes. But it seems rare for seller to post the illustrations featured in this one on the internet so I thought I'd share them with you.

The period costumes featured in their books are to die for!

(sorry this one is quite blurry :( )

I love this one, full of make-believe, however, I'd never seen this version of Rock-A-By Baby before.

Wynken, Blyken and Nod, how gorgeous! 

I adore the last one (above) I just think it would make a cute picture to have framed and drag out for the Christmas season. 

But wait... there's more!

I am also going to share with you Dean's Pop-Up Book of Christmas Carols, this was published by Dean & Son in 1986, I believe (?) - Sorry I don't have it with me right now! Its quite short but it features some very sweet little hymns and a few illustrations.

(These were diffcult to capture, might I add, haha!)

Anyway I hope they will suffice for tonight! I also wanted to add the list of books I have by the Johnstone Sisters, so my readers can request which ones they want to see next! I am always ordering more, so I'll note which ones are on the way. 

Books I haven't shown you yet:

 Dean's Gift Book of Fairytales

Dean's Book of Fairytales

Dean's Gift Book of Bible Stories

Dean's Gift Book of Cowboys and Indians

Dean's Gift Book of Prayers for Children

Dean's Gift Book of Hans Christian Andersen Fairytales

The Water Babies - Illustrated by Anne Grahame Johnstone

My Christmas Book of Stories and Carols - Illustrated by Anne Grahame Johnstone

Books that are in the post:

Tales of Great Adventure, written by Enid Blyton, Illustrated by the Johnstone Sisters

Peter Pan and Wendy - Illustrated by Anne Grahame Johnstone

Dean's Gift Book of Nursery Rhymes

Books you've seen: (Just in case theirs one you've seen here you'd like to buy)

Dean's Pop-Up Book of Carols

Dean's Gold Medal Book of Rhymes No. 4 

Stories from Hans Christian Andersen translated by Mae Broadley 

Please let me know if you find any of these titles as long as they can be shipped to Australia:

Merlin's Magic (Young World Production, 1968)

Tales from the Brother's Grimm (World Distributors, 1974)

Thank you all for reading once again and I'll shall post for you tomorrow!

Next Time: Bananas in Pajamas Holiday Book